Imagine this: You lie down or sit and get comfy. You close your eyes. And then you simply listen to a voice guiding you through a practice. Afterward, you feel more okay than when you started. Or you feel calm, refreshed, blissful even. You may feel reconnected to your natural state of being and the source of your internal wisdom.
That's Yoga Nidra Meditation. I offer queer-friendly and gender-aware courses and private sessions.
Yoga Nidra is an ancient, body-centred form of meditation. Extensive research conducted by the iRest™ Institute supports its effectiveness for:
• coping with stress
• lessening anxiety and depression
• addressing insomnia
• assisting in healing from PTSD
....and more.
Enter the state of Wildivine. Wild, as in "your natural state". Divine, as in "discovering a path, answer or source in a mystical or intuitive way".
"I lasted about 10 minutes with other types of meditation I've tried. With this one, the time flew by."
~ Georgia H.
“I can’t remember the last time I was this relaxed….”
~ Jessica Carpinone
"I was both surprised and amazed at the depth of the session as I felt elevated beyond my usual thinking patterns and perceptions. Powerful, powerful experience."
~ BT
About your instructor
Hi, I'm Monica. I used to hate meditation so much, I quit Aikido because the classes always started with sitting. Thirty years later, I teach meditation. How did that happen?
Blame it on Yoga Nidra. I rely on this skill for managing anxiety, nurturing creativity, and maintaining quality relationships.
As a child, I spontaneously began doing a form of yoga nidra – I just didn't know that's what it was. I thought it was a game I'd made up, one that made me feel really, really good. Imagine my surprise that day on my sticky mat, when my yoga teacher guided my first ever nidra and it felt just like my childhood game!
What I share with you is the result of this innate attunement to Yoga Nidra, along with a lifetime of exploration, plus decades of practice and learning from expert practitioners. I am an iRest™ Yoga Nidra Teacher (Level 2).
When I witnessed my mom's death process as a teenager, it prompted me to ask, "What will I turn to in my final moments?" (I hadn't yet realized I might need some help before I got to the dying part of life, but that's another story!)
And so began a quest that started with martial arts and hatha yoga, which led to Yoga Nidra. Around the same time, a secular Sufi group invited me to drop in and sample one of their weekly practices. And the rest isn't history, it's mystory – and mystery, too.
Not like the others.
Beyond the usual.
Let go. Just be.
Upcoming ....
Currently, I'm available for one-to-one sessions.
Workshops, courses and retreats are coming in Fall 2021. For advance notice and early bird deals, subscribe below.
